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PPP and MQM Revival Would Be Decline for PTI

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 24th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story

So is true for the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Karachi. If they get themselves organized and strengthened again, they would regain the votes they lost to the Imran Khan’s Tehrik-e-Insaaf. It would be a very hard task for MQM though, as they totally failed to deliver peace and progress to the people of Karachi [...]



Unfair Change

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 10th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

I was reading a tweet from Ghazala that its certain that MQM will sweep in Karachi, and PPP would be the majority party in interior Sindh, tribal leaders would get seats in Balochistan, and FATA would go to the independent candidates. I would also like to add that in most of rural Punjab, its certain [...]



5 Most Interesting Seats in Election 2013 Pakistan

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 7th, 2013 • Category: Politics

Election’s hubbub is almost everywhere in Pakistan. Media frenzy is at all time high, while the campaigning fever is getting to the leaders of various parties. Law and order is also deteriorating, but that’s part of elections in Pakistan. Every seat of national assembly of Pakistan is important, but there are five seats, which are [...]



PML-N First, PPP Second, PTI May be Third

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 4th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

This post may not be popular on the social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook, but then May 11th elections are not happening on those online websites. With a rural background from central Punjab, and being settled in the industrial city of Faisalabad for sometime, I have also deep links in Lahore and Rawalpindi due [...]



PM Khoso’s Reply to ‘You R With Us or Not’?

By Sameer Shaharyar • Apr 16th, 2013 • Category: Politics

When they were deciding upon the name of caretaker prime minister, the last thing they expected as the would-be challenge for that person is to answer the infamous question ask by US administration from Pakistani incharge when some thing goes bad at US mainland.
I feel sorry for the Prime Minister Khoso. I really do. Just [...]



Basant 2013 in Lahore by Najam Sethi

By Sameer Shaharyar • Apr 4th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Years have passed since Pakistanis have seen any genuine festivity at home. With no cricket matches at home, there has been nothing to rejoice and celebrate in the country. Dwindling buying power of majority of Pakistanis has limit the happiness at the religious festivals like Eid.
In these circumstances, I would like to praise the caretaker [...]



Sheikh Waqas Akram in PML-N - Implications

By Sameer Shaharyar • Mar 15th, 2013 • Category: Politics

In today’s Pakistani politics, two things are the greatest assets if you are a politician in Pakistan. One is electability and the other is media-savviness. If you can win your seat from your constituency and if you can speak good at TV talkshows, you are precious than gold and diamond for any party in Pakistan.
Sheikh [...]



PTI: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards

By Sameer Shaharyar • Mar 4th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Will we ever get anything right in this country? In the form of PTI’s renaissance, many months back, we saw something truly different happening, but now just look at them and you would really feel pain at the heart as what have they become.
Disoriented and Disillusioned with heavy touches of smugness is what describes today’s [...]



Qadri Making Overseas Pakistanis Political Party

By Sameer Shaharyar • Feb 19th, 2013 • Category: Politics

Our one and only Sheikh ul Islam has yet again fished out a ray of hope our of pitch black darkness. From the black judgement of Supreme Court over his petition about the Election Commission, Janab-e-Qadri has enabled himself to emerge as the sole representative and leader of overseas Pakistanis in Pakistan.
Now can you beat [...]



Zinda Hai Malala Zinda Hai

By Sameer Shaharyar • Feb 7th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

We don’t yet know what big challenge our own Malala Yousafzai will take on next, but we know for sure that she is not the one to sit down quietly. We very well know that she is going to rock this world with her brave and novel ideas. We very well understand that she will [...]